cc-codex

Quick Start

python scripts/codex_bridge.py --cd "/path/to/project" --PROMPT "Your task"

Output: JSON with success, SESSION_ID, agent_messages, stream_file (path to the raw JSONL stream persisted line-by-line), optional stderr (codex diagnostics; lines repeated verbatim except for their timestamp are collapsed to one line with an [xN] count), and optional error.

Headless exec runs with approvals disabled by Codex itself; bridge --yolo maps to Codex's --dangerously-bypass-approvals-and-sandbox. Stdin is detached, so an approval prompt could never be answered. On Windows the PROMPT is delivered via stdin (- positional) to bypass cmd.exe quoting/length limits.

Parameters

usage: codex_bridge.py [-h] [--PROMPT PROMPT] [--cd CD]
                       [--sandbox {read-only,workspace-write,danger-full-access}]
                       [--SESSION_ID SESSION_ID] [--skip-git-repo-check]
                       [--return-all-messages] [--image IMAGE] [--model MODEL]
                       [--yolo] [--profile PROFILE] [--stream-file STREAM_FILE]
                       [--idle-timeout IDLE_TIMEOUT] [--ignore-user-config]
                       [--dangerously-bypass-hook-trust]
                       {mcp,plugin} ...

Codex Bridge

options:
  --PROMPT PROMPT       Instruction for the task to send to codex.
  --cd CD               Set the workspace root for codex before executing the task.
  --sandbox {read-only,workspace-write,danger-full-access}
                        Sandbox policy for model-generated commands. Defaults to `read-only`.
  --SESSION_ID SESSION_ID
                        Resume the specified session of the codex.
  --skip-git-repo-check
                        Allow codex running outside a Git repository.
  --return-all-messages
                        Return all messages (reasoning, tool calls, etc.).
  --image IMAGE         Attach image files to the initial prompt.
  --model MODEL         Model for the session (only when user explicitly requests).
  --yolo                Bypass approvals/sandboxing (last resort).
  --profile PROFILE     Load `~/.codex/<name>.config.toml` profile (only when user requests).
  --stream-file STREAM_FILE
                        Persist raw JSONL stream path.
  --idle-timeout IDLE_TIMEOUT
                        Kill codex if no output for N seconds (default 600; 0 disables).
  --ignore-user-config  Do not load `$CODEX_HOME/config.toml` (auth still uses CODEX_HOME).
  --dangerously-bypass-hook-trust
                        Run Codex hooks without persisted hook trust. DANGEROUS.

subcommands:
  mcp                   Thin passthrough to `codex mcp` (list/get/add/remove/login/logout).
  plugin                Thin passthrough to `codex plugin` (add/list/remove/marketplace).

Multi-turn Sessions

Always capture SESSION_ID from the first response for follow-up:

# Initial task
python scripts/codex_bridge.py --cd "/project" --PROMPT "Analyze auth in login.py"

# Continue with SESSION_ID
python scripts/codex_bridge.py --cd "/project" --SESSION_ID "uuid-from-response" --PROMPT "Write unit tests for that"

Config Inheritance

Management Passthrough

python scripts/codex_bridge.py mcp list
python scripts/codex_bridge.py plugin list

Common Patterns

Prototyping (read-only, request diffs):

python scripts/codex_bridge.py --cd "/project" --PROMPT "Generate unified diff to add logging"

Verification (codex must run tests/builds — read-only blocks them):

python scripts/codex_bridge.py --cd "/project" --sandbox workspace-write --PROMPT "Run pytest, fix the failure, output a unified diff patch"

Keep requesting patch text; audit afterwards with git status && git diff.

Debug with full trace:

python scripts/codex_bridge.py --cd "/project" --PROMPT "Debug this error" --return-all-messages

Headless hooks (vetted automation only):

python scripts/codex_bridge.py --cd "/project" --PROMPT "..." --dangerously-bypass-hook-trust